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Think before you swim…This is Schistosome country
Schistosomes Basics: Also known as Bilharziasis. This Trematode/blood fluke infection may lead to portal hypertension, liver fibrosis or bladder cancers, depending on location and length of infection....
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Malaria Vaccine shows promise
Glaxo experimental malaria vaccine works in babies Wed 17 Oct 2007, 16:00 GMT Reuters Africa By Ben Hirschler LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – African babies — the group most at risk of dying from malaria —...
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Stoked!
I know it is not a technological miracle that I was able to link the newly started blog and the website, but I am pretty damn proud of myself. I am not the best in the wordl, when it comes to websites...
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Dengue Updates
The good people at ProMed Mail has just sent out some new info on Dengue activity. For the “hard core” out there, you can get all the info form the above link. Here’s a brief summary on where they are...
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Antarctic Cruise Ship Rescue
A cruise ship in the antarctic ran into some trouble and is sinking according to this article from the AP. Apparently, there is a hole the size of a fist and some hull damage, causing the passangers to...
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Rabies Control Newsletter
RabiesControl.org released a newsletter about their work and the World Rabies Day activities of September 8th, 2007. The newsletter contains info about their work, events that are ongoing to prevent...
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Pet Related Infections Article
A very good article on Pet Related Infections can be found at the American Family Physician website (Am Fam Physician 2007;76:1314-22). The article, written by an MD and two vets, covers zoonosis very...
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Dominican Leptospirosis Outbreak
In the wake of flooding from Tropical Storm Noel, last month, there is a outbreak of leptospirosis in the Dominican Republic. The article, from Reuter’s also went to to say that there has been 25...
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Sri Lanka Viral Fever Spreading
TamilNet has an article about a febrile illness that is spreading accross Sri Lanka. The Jaffna Hospital has been overwhelmed with nearly 700 patients. Sri Lanka has a history of Chikungunya virus...
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DesertUSA.com Survival Article
I grew up in Southern Arizona, the center of the Sonoran Desert. For people not used to the heat down there, it can be overwhelming. A really cool website, called DesertUSA.com, has an article by...
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Measles Cases in Italy
Eurosurveillance Weekly Release features an article on an Italian Student that was the center of a measles outbreak in the Piemont Region of Northern Italy. From September to November 2007, a total of...
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Lost vaccine records
Hi, Thanks for putting together your website. It’s very informative! I have a quick question I’m hoping you can help me with. I’m about to do some long-term travel either in Eastern Europe or Latin...
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Medical documents for your trip
I made a post over at www.MatadorTravel.com about important documents that travelers should carry with them and was just asked to re-post that item overe here: When I am getting ready for a trip and...
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